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Joseph is a versatile artist
whose range of work includes painting, collage and
sculpture. He paints on paper, wood panels and canvas.
Lifelong interests including landscape, figure,
antique toys, the circus and the American Indian
are portrayed with multilayered meaning using abstraction
as well as expressive realism.
His works are very personal with a passion for process,
composition and the painterly surface. Design and
dimensional production work in science and history
museums and advertising media contributed greatly
to Joseph's extensive knowledge of methods and materials
used in his work.
For many years he taught drawing and painting at
Eastfield College in Dallas, Texas in addition to
giving workshops and Lecture/Demos across the country.
Books featuring his paintings include; 200 NEW PAINTING
IDEAS, 1998 North Light Books SPLASH FIVE: The Glory
of Color, 1998 North Light Books ARTS FOR THE PARKS
TOP 100: Artist's Celebrating our National Parks
1996,National Park Academy of the Arts, Inc. CREATIVE
WATERCOLOR: Step-by-Step Guide and Showcase, l995
Rockport Publishers SPLASH THREE: Ideas & Inspirations,
1994 North Light Books |
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Joseph
was featured in a seven page article in the
February, l995 issue of American Artist Magazine.
He has won 25 awards in national juried exhibitions,
including the CFS Medal in the American Watercolor
Society and Best of Show in the Western Federation
of Watercolor Societies.
He's included in Who's Who Among Students in
American Universities and Colleges, Who's Who
in the World, and the 1998 edition of the Guinness
Book of World Records. He is a Signature Member
of the National Watercolor Society, Southwest
Watercolor Society, Western Federation of Watercolor
Societies and others.
Now residing in Sarasota, Florida, Joseph grew
up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana where he received
a BA in Fine Arts at LSU. Later in his career
he earned an MFA in painting from Texas Woman's
University which included travel to Rome,England,
Scotland and Greece to study art history, painting
and sculpture.
Joseph is represented by State of the Arts Gallery
in Sarasota and Wyble Art Brokerage in Louisiana
. Reproductions of his work are available from
LiveOakEditions.com
and through his studio. Joseph has been represented
in various galleries in Dallas, Santa Fe, Fort
Worth, Omaha, Tampa and Sarasota and his paintings
can be found in private collections across the
country.
Joseph, a full time artist,
currently teaches at Art Center Sarasota and
Manatee Community College in Bradenton, Florida.
On a limited basis he tutors individual students
in his studio.
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All artwork © Joseph Melançon
2007 All rights Reserved
Website contact: ArtSource
Studio
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